Healthcare News
How obesity influences brain morphology and cognitive health
With the global prevalence of obesity on the rise, it is crucial to explore the neural mechanisms linked to obesity and its influence on brain and cognitive health.
A patient-centered approach for managing obesity in children and adolescents
A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centered approach, emphasizing behavioral and psychological supports that focus on outcomes valued by patients and their families.
Increase in online searches for obesity drugs correlates with rise in prescriptions
The number of prescriptions for obesity medications rose an average of 5.3% annually from 2017 to 2024 and corresponded with an increase in online searches for obesity drugs, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study on 132 data sources
Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the U.S. were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in 2021. The rates have more than doubled compared with 1990.
Drinking plenty of water helps with a variety of conditions from obesity to migraines, researchers find
Public health recommendations generally suggest drinking eight cups of water a day. And many people just assume it's healthy to drink plenty of water. Now researchers at UC San Francisco have taken a systematic look at the available evidence. They concluded that drinking enough water can help with weight loss and prevent kidney stones, as well as migraines, urinary tract infections and low blood pressure.
